…Scattered Brain

June 29, 2008 marked another milestone in the checkered professional boxing career of Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. In a awesome display of superb boxing performance over a game but completely outclassed champion David Diaz, Pacman bagged the WBC Lightweight crown with a spectacular KO victory in the 9th round. In so doing, he made history as the first Filipino pugilist to win the World Lightweight title where many before him have failed. With his victory he also joined the elite circle of “Quadruple World Champions” alongside such boxing legends as Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and Oscar de la Joya, to name a few.

Photos courtesy of Fairy Web Elf & ORGL-Tech (Thanks kuya & ate!)

Manny Pacquiao started his boxing career in 1995 at 106 pounds Light Flyweight class at the age of 16. He moved up to 112 pounds winning the WBC Flyweight belt over Chartsai Sasakul of Thailand with a scintillating KO in the 8th round. Another move-up in class, he found his mark in the 122 pound division and won the WBC International Super Bantamweight throne and defended it successfully 5 times.

Pacman’s big break came on June 23, 2001 against IBF Super Bantamweight champion Lehlohondo Ledwaba whom he dethroned to annex the crown via technical knockout. Stepping up into the Featherweight division, the boxing world took notice of this fast rising boxing star with his eye popping 11th round TKO victory over Mexican boxing idol Marco Antonio Barrera. On September 10, 2005, Pacman knocked out Hector Velasquez to annex the WBC Intercontinental Super Featherweight plum.This was followed by an electrifying series of stunning demolition of such renowned Mexican boxers as Erik Morales whom Pacman defeated twice in 3 slambang fights, and over Juan Manuel Marquez in 2 controversial fights - the first ending in a “draw”, the second fight last March 2008 saw Pacquiao winning on a split decision which wrenched the WBC Super Featherweight crown from Marquez.

Then came the demolition of David Diaz. It was total dominance right from Round 1. Pacman was just better in all departments: faster, stronger, more skillful, more devastating with his power punches. Well, you know how it ended.

Such dominance has earned for Manny Pacquiao the title as the best pound for pound boxer in the world today.

Way to go CHAMP! Once again, Pacman did the Filipino proud…

I’d like to share this to all my fellow visa applicants, the British Embassy is moving.. Got this from The Philippine Star News, Saturday, June 28, 2008 issue. Maybe this is the reason why our applications are being delayed due to there forthcoming move to their new address. (See photo below.)

A good friend of mine is celebrating her birthday today.. She’s a loving wife and proud mother of 2 wonderful kids.. She’s also the author of two blog sites, namely WHAM & HAW. (feel free to drop by )

I’d like to greet her a HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Wish you all the happiness.. good health.. more blessings… that i know you deserve it!

…Ate Crissy with her 2 beautiful children, Justin & Nicole

(@ Sid’s 7th Bday Party)

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Happy birthday sweetie, we send to you our kisses, along with lots of love and hugs.

Thank you… for all your caring ways! Get well and we’ll make it up soon!

BTW, I’m proud you! Even some people think you’re nothing, but for us.. you’re such a great person with sense of humor and intelligent!

he says…

“brain into gear then type”

-its just like this, engage brain before opening mouth

-its like the brain being in neutral then starting to talk and rubbish comes out.

See??? I’ve learned something from you today! Hehehe! loveu…

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I got tagged by Sara from Cairo, Egypt. How nice of you… Thank you!

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Thanks Ate Crissy for sharing this lovely award to me… ummwaaah! u’re so sweeet!

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Is a “Living Trust” important? Necessary? Plain and simple, the answer is YES!

Let me cite, though it may strike you as crude, the tragic story of a friend and his family that should serve as eye-opener to the necessity of creating a Living Trust:

“My friend was in his mid-50s, with a wife and 3 children (ages l7, 22 and 25) when a vehicular smash-up snuffed his life prematurely. That was the first tragedy! The second tragedy was that he left no “will”. The guy was by no means impoverished. In fact he left behind substantial assets running into millions of dollars. Which oddly enough started the family intramural. The children, including the mother, quarreled among themselves over the estate: the prodigal son claiming the expensive BMW - the mother says its hers to keep; the oldest son wanted to sell the family house because he doesn’t want to live there - over the protest of his mom; the youngest who is often seen hanging out with a wild bunch, insists that her share in the inheritance be given to her at once and not managed by a trustee - naturally the mother said No”.

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Kona Kava, as it made sense to me, is about the subtle prodding to turn to the use of plants or herbs in the treatment and maintenance of peoples’ health.

Ever heard the word “entheogen”? Literally, it means “becoming divine within”. It seems the so-called modern day spiritual explorers closely associate entheogen to “ethnobotanical” - a broad term for plants that possess healing properties such as Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum), Amanita muscaria, Ayahuasca and more - some better known than others.

The bottom line is that kona kava believes in the efficacy of the plant products they are offering. They also make available some quality botanical specimens for archival, ornamental or herbal application - as well as incense and other meditation supplies.

Kona Kava thought it is best to develop their own line of Kava products and source them from their own farm in Hawaii as well as from indigenous tribes in Brazil, Africa and elsewhere - in a worthy purpose of sustaining the tribal culture, communities and their forests. It is not accidental that the tribes are provided a source of livelihood in the process which encourage them to turn their backs on the slash and burn farming they resorted to for survival with grave impact on the environment.

Such strategies tend to eliminate the layer of middlemen which resulted in bringing down prices of plant-derived Kava products. Which is another welcome development, if I may say so.

If only for these reasons, Kona Kava has earned my admiration and support.

Visit www.shamansgarden.com to make sense for yourself what Kona Kava is all about….